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Woman struck, killed by cars on 210 freeway

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File: Commuters travel the 210 freeway near Pasadena in Los Angeles County. Authorities say a woman has been killed on a Southern California freeway after she fell, jumped or was pushed from a car. David McNew/Getty Images

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Authorities say a woman has been killed on a Southern California freeway after she fell, jumped or was pushed from a car.

City News Service says the woman apparently was alive when she was struck by several vehicles shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 210 in Sylmar. That's about 14 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

Eastbound lanes reopened more than 9 1/2 hours later.

Los Angeles police say the woman appeared to be in her 30s and had a tattoo of an emblem and some writing on her neck.

The red car didn't stop and investigators are treating the death as a homicide.